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MedTermAbbreviation
Common to medical charts for pt w/PT referral
Term | Abbreviation |
---|---|
Alzheimer’s disease | AD |
acute myocardial infarction | AMI |
adult respiratory distress syndrome | ARDS |
arteriosclerotic heart disease | ASHD |
coronary artery bypass graft | CABG |
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis | CAPD |
cystic fibrosis | CF |
congestive heart failure | CHF |
chronic obstructive lung disease | COLD |
cerebral palsy | CP |
cerebrovascular accident | CVA |
chest x-ray | CXR |
deep vein thrombosis | DVT |
gunshot wound | GSW |
hypertensive cardiovascular disease | HCVD |
intensive care unit | ICU |
ischemic heart disease | IHD |
muscular dystrophy | MD |
mitral valve prolapsed | MVP |
sodium chloride (salt) | NaCl |
neonatal intensive care unit | NICU |
normal sinus rhythm | NSR |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | ALS |
angina pectoris | AP |
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease | ASCVD |
cancer, carcinoma | CA |
coronary artery disease | CAD |
congenital dislocation of the hip | CDH |
coronary heart disease | CHD |
chronic liver disease | CLD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
carpal tunnel syndrome | CTS |
cardiovascular disease | CVD |
diabetes mellitus | DM |
fetal alcohol syndrome | FAS |
hour | h |
herniated nucleus pulposus | HNP |
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus | IDDM |
lupus erythematosis | LE |
multiple myeloma | MM |
sodium | Na |
neurologic intensive care unit | NICU |
nothing by mouth | NPO |
osteoarthritis | OA |
otitis media | OM |
physician’s assistant | PA |
phemocystis carinii pneumonia | PCP |
Parkinson’s disease | PD |
Physician’s Desk Reference | PDR |
pulmonary edema | PE |
pulmonary embolism | PE |
premature ventricular contraction | PVC |
pediatric intensive care unit | PICU |
red blood cell | RBC |
rheumatoid arthritis | RA |
sudden infant death syndrome | SIDS |
rheumatic heart disease | RHD |
staphylococcus | staph |
systemic lupus erythematosus | SLE |
tuberculosis | TB |
sexually transmitted disease | STD |
tracheostomy | trach |
transient ischemic attack | TIA |
urinary tract infection | UTI |
upper respiratory infection | URI |
before | a (with line over a) |
above knee (amputation) | AK (AKA) |
ambulate, ambulatory | amb |
anterior | ant |
anteroposterior | AP |
as tolerated | as tol |
axillary | ax |
twice a day | bid |
below knee | BK |
below-knee amputation | BKA |
blood pressure | BP |
with | c (with line over c) |
complains of | c/o |
chief complaint | CC |
discharge | disch |
diagnosis | Dx |
fracture | Fx |
height | ht |
history | Hx |
lateral | lat |
left | lt |
outpatient | OP |
orthopedic | ortho |
occupational therapy | OT |
after | p (with line over p) |
posteroanterior | PA |
primary care physician | PCP |
pediatrics | Peds |
by | per |
orally | PO |
phone order | PO |
postoperative | PO |
postoperatively | post-op |
whenever necessary | PRN |
patient | pt |
physical therapy | PT |
prognosis | Px |
every | q |
every (number) of hours | q_h |
four times per day | qid |
every other hour | qoh |
rule out | R/O |
respirations | resp |
range of motion | ROM |
right | rt |
respiratory therapy | RT |
prescription | Rx |
without | s (with line over s) |
immediately | stat |
three times a day | tid |
telephone order | TO |
vital signs | VS |
wheelchair | W/C |
weight | wt or WT |
except | x (with line over x) |